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Prussian or Saxon (Part 2)

Prussia It was in 1817 that the Prussian king, Friedrich Wilhelm III, decreed the creation of a single church that merged the two Protestant faiths-Lutheran and Calvinist-although participation was voluntary. Compliance was anemic, and the king did little more than make the change at the garrison church in...

27th Annual Wendish Fest Schedule of Events

Featured entertainment this year will be the German-Sorbian Volkstheatre Bautzen and LaGrange High School German Club performing on stage following the Live Auction! Each year the Texas Wendish Heritage Society host a festival on the fourth Sunday in September. This years event will be on September 27. Events are scheduled...

Floppy Dolls – The Funniest Troupe of the Lausitz

The Sorbian-German-Peruvian theater band “Floppy Dolls” is a rock, pop, funky and weird ensemble, all at the same time. Their program is entitled: The best band in the world on a world tour! The rock-pop-folk-country mix is as twisted, flashy and charming as the band itself. The Floppy...

Cowboy Tom or the Pants Pocket Adventure

A performance with puppets based on the Sorbian children’s book by Benno Budar – Stage version by Madleńka Šołćic On the last day of school, Jan draws a cowboy and puts the picture into his pocket. In the schoolyard, the Cowboy suddenly comes to life from the drawing....

27th Annual Wendish Fest

September 27, 2015 Serbin, Texas – at the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Complex and historic St. Paul Lutheran Church – one of the Painted Churches of Texas. A fun, family oriented day featuring and offering traditional Wendish foods (including homemade Wendish noodles), folklife demonstrations & exhibits, competitions, children’s...

The Puppet Theatre at the German-Sorbian Volkstheater Bautzen

Founded in 1961 at the suggestion of the Domowina (Sorbian League), this organisation of Lusatian Sorbs is the puppet (marionette) stage of the “Serbske ludowe dźiwadło” (Sorbian People’s Theatre). Initially, it played marionettes for children, and had no permanent home. In 1963, the two Bautzen theaters unified into...

Texas Wendish Heritage Scholarship Program (2015-2016)

We are pleased to announce the Texas Wendish Heritage Scholarship program sponsored by The Texas Wendish Heritage Society. Scholarships will be awarded in various increments according to funds raised by application submission deadline to students of Wendish descent who are currently enrolled in a trade school, college, or...

Ptači kwas / Bird’s Wedding

Presented By Students at St. Paul Lutheran Serbin The age-old Wendish custom called Ptači kwas (the Bird’s Wedding) was presented by the students of St. Paul Lutheran School at Serbin on Sunday, January 25, 2015. Ptači kwas is celebrated annually on January 25th in the Lusatia region of...

27th Annual Wendish Fest, September 27

Mark your calendars and plan to help us celebrate our 27th Annual Wendish Fest on Sunday, September 27. The event is just around the corner, and we will have with us a variety of entertainers. The La Grange High School German Club will be our featured performers that...

44th Annual Texas Folklife Festival

June 13-14, 2015 The 2015 Texas Folklife Festival will be held during June 13-14 on the grounds of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute of Texan Cultures. We will have a booth at the festival, as we have had for many years, thanks to Ron Knippa...